Display color card.



A. C. RINDSKOPF.

DISPLAY COLOR CARD.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15. 1914.

W W Patented Oct. 24,1916.

A TTOR/VEY -.LI.EXA1\TDER C. RINDSKOPF, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI,

VARNISH COMPANY,

ASSIGNOR T0 KE YSTONE OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DISPLAY COLOR-CARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented Oct. 24:, 191%.

Application filed October 15, 1914. Serial No. 866,788.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C. RINDs-v norr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, Jackson county, Mlsf souri, have invented a newand useful Display Color-Card, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to improvements in display color cards, in which the effect of various tints or patterns intended for use on the walls or ceilings of rooms can be easily and quickly shown in combination with other tints or patterns, together with a representation of a room with furniture, and the trade number or name of the said tint or pattern. These objects I attainby the device illustrated in the .accompanylng drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan View of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the rotating disk carrying the tints or patterns. Fig. 5 is a detailed view showing a means of stopping and holding in correct position the tint or pattern to be displayed.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the embodiment of the invention herein shown, an upper member 10 contains a representation of a room 11 and is provided with a color display slot 12 arranged as a cut-out of a portion of the wall of the room represented. This upper member is also provided with a smaller slot 16 which is preferably in radial relation to the larger slot 12. This smaller slot is herein designated as a trade character slot.

A rotary under member 14: in the form of a disk is pivoted-by means of a headed pivot pin 15 or otherwise beneath the upper member 10. This rotary under member is provided with an outer circular series of color display panels 13 containing a variety of colors or tints to be displayed. This rotary under member is also provided with an inner circular series of the numbers or names or other trade-designations used to indicate the particular tint or pattern. These trade designations are in fixed relation to the panels so that whenthe rotary disk is turned to cause any given panel. to register with the color display slot of the uppermember, the

particular trade designa-- tion belonging tothat panel will be simultaneously exhibited through the smaller slot 16 of said upper member 10. The slot 12 of the upper member is preferably segmental in form and the several color or tint panels of the lower member are also preferably of segmental form and correspond in size to said slot. The segmental shape not only gives a larger display surface but corresponds in perspective with the representation of the room.

In the spaces 18 on the upper member 10, reading or advertising matter may be printed.

To provide for the easy manipulation of the rotating disk 14 one side of the upper member 10 is cut away as at 19, so that the edge ofithe disk may be readily grasped.

In the space 22, if desired, a contrasting ceiling tint or pattern can be displayed so that the general effect of a furnished room with finished wall and ceiling is obtained.

It is obvious that the number of tints or patterns 13 with their corresponding indicat ing names or numbers 17, may be increased or decreased, by enlarging or diminishing the size of the disk 14:.

The means shown in Fig. 5 for positioning the disk 14 so that the tint or pattern 13 will be located exactly in the opening 12, consists of a spring catch 20 attached to the upper member 10 at 19 so that it is held against the edge of the disk 14, in whichnotches 21 are out at intervals spaced so that when the spring catch engages with one of the said notches, the disk is held against rotation and the pattern or tint space 13 completely fills the opening 12.

The preferred embodiment of my invention shown herein has a number of advantages in that a tint or pattern can be shown as it will appear on a wall surface in conjunction with the furniture of a room and in contrast with a tint or pattern on a ceiling and in addition the indicating symbol of the particular tint being displayed, is plainly visible.

I do not desire to limit myself strictly to the preferred form shown and described herein as this is but one of many modifications within the spirit of my invention.

1 claim- 1. A color display card comprising an upper member containing a representation of a room and provided with a color display slot arranged as a cut-out of a portion of the wall of the room represented, and a rotary under member pivoted beneath said upper member and provided with a circular series of color display panels severally adapted to register with said color display slot and containing a variety of colors or tints.

2. A color display card comprising an upper member containing a representation of a room and provided with a segmental color display slot arranged as a cut-out of a portion of the wall of the room represented, and a rotary under member pivoted beneath said upper member and provided with a circular series of segmental color display panels severally adapted to register with said color display slotand containing a variety of colors or tints.

3. A color display device comprising an upper member containing a representation of a room and provided with a color display slot arranged as a cut-out of a portion of the wall of the room represented and provided with a trade character slot, and a rotary under member pivoted beneath said upper member and provided with an outer circular series of color display panels containing a variety of colors or tints and with an inner circular serles of trade designations of the colors or tints of the respective pan- ALEXANDER C. RINDSKOPF.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR C. BROWN, LETA E. COATS. 

